PALM SPRINGS – A motorcyclist died Friday morning in a hit-and-run crash on Indian Canyon Drive, police said.

The man died at the scene of the 11:30 a.m. crash, according to Palm Springs police spokesman Sgt. Harvey Reed.

A motorcyclist was killed in a crash Friday morning. Police arrested a truck driver shortly after he fled the scene.
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A suspect has been arrested after fleeing the scene, Reed said. He was driving a Ford truck south on North Indian Canyon. The motorcycle was heading north.

The identities of the victim and suspect have not yet been released.

Indian Canyon was closed between Alejo Road and East El Alameda until about 5:50 p.m.

Shards of what looked like glass were scattered along parts of Indian Canyon, including near the intersections of Tamarisk Road and the Alcazar Palm Springs hotel.

Joe Enos, a witness, was driving east on Tamarisk Road when he heard a crash on Indian Canyon. A motorcycle appeared to be trapped under a pickup, Enos said. The driver stopped his truck and tried to dislodge the object several times before heading north on Indian Canyon, he said.